Lymantria mathura, the rosy gypsy moth, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae found in the Russian Far East, Nepal, Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu), the Korean Peninsula, northern India and China (at least Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin also in the west). The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1866.

Rosy gypsy moth
Lymantria mathura aurora
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Lymantria
Species:
L. mathura
Binomial name
Lymantria mathura
Moore, 1866
Synonyms
  • Porthetria mathura
  • Ocneria mathura
  • Lymantria aurora Butler, 1877
  • Lymantria fusca Leech, 1888
  • Lymantria umbrina Moore, 1879
  • Lymantria mathura aurora

The wingspan is 40–50 mm for males and 70–90 mm for females. Larvae disperse through ballooning, covering greater distances compared to the Lymantria dispar and exhibiting high rates of settling.[1] Larvae have also been recorded feeding on Terminalia, Shorea, Quercus, Mangifera, Eugenia and Mitragyna. It is considered a pest, since it is a major defoliator of deciduous trees. Their larvae exhibit intraspecific variation to polyphenol metabolism depending on their host plant, allowing them to be polyphagous across multiple broadleaf species.[2]

Subspecies

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  • Lymantria mathura mathura
  • Lymantria mathura aurora Butler, 1877 (Japan, Korea, Amur, China, Taiwan)
  • Lymantria mathura subpallida Okano, 1959 (Taiwan)
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See also

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References

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  • Hewitson, William C. & Moore, Frederic (1879). Descriptions of New Indian Lepidopterous Insects: From the Collection of the Late Mr. W.S. Atkinson, M.A., F.L.S., &c. The Asiatic Society of Bengal. OCLC 9625544 – via Internet Archive.
  1. ^ Zlotina, Marina A.; Mastro, Victor C.; Elkinton, Joseph S.; Leonard, David E. (1999-04-01). "Dispersal Tendencies of Neonate Larvae ofLymantria mathuraand the Asian Form ofLymantria dispar(Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)". Environmental Entomology. 28 (2): 240–245. doi:10.1093/ee/28.2.240. ISSN 0046-225X.
  2. ^ Volf, Martin; Fontanilla, Alyssa M.; Vanhakylä, Suvi; Abe, Tomokazu; Libra, Martin; Kogo, Ryosuke; Lilip, Roll; Kamata, Naoto; Murakami, Masashi; Novotny, Vojtech; Salminen, Juha-Pekka; Segar, Simon T. (February 2024). "High intraspecific variability and previous experience affect polyphenol metabolism in polyphagous Lymantria mathura caterpillars". Ecology and Evolution. 14 (2): e10973. Bibcode:2024EcoEv..1410973V. doi:10.1002/ece3.10973. ISSN 2045-7758. PMC 10857923. PMID 38343568.
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